Word: hackers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hacker ran a program over the Internet that gave him root, or universal, access to my machine. This allowed the hacker to start a packet sniffer to gather people's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) passwords when they logged into the network," the resident said...
Packet sniffers gather all information, including usernames and passwords, passing over the network while the program is running. This information is then available to the hacker, according to Osterberg...
...hacker did not appear to be a Harvard affiliate...
...resident said that the hacker "appeared to be from a dial-up account in Michigan...
...resident stopped the packet sniffer program Sunday night and notified FAS Computer Services Monday morning. In turn, Computer Services then ordered the re-authentication process. Any Eliot residents who were logged on to the same portion of the network as the hacker received an explanatory note explaining the breach the next time they telnetted to the FAS network...